Desert Dog
Member
I thought FilmMkr was a little harsh in some of his comments, but his point is the very same one I would have offered, had I posted here first. Holsters that put the spare mag next to the holster are simply a poor design choice, for all the reasons illuminated above. It may seem a convienent idea for some (and sell a few holsters based on this feature), but that still doesn't make it a good idea.
In a perfect world, everyone carries (at least) one spare magazines for their bottom feeder. In the real world, people frequently don't. While most of us can understand the reasons for doing so, sometimes the path of least resistance leads a person out of the house with just their gun. While this holster design provides far less than optimal placement for a spare, if you can't manage enough self-discipline to carry a spare mag pouch on your weak side, then you're probably better off dealing with either reaching around your body to fish out a spare mag or swapping hands during a mag change, than not having any spare at all.
Better idea: When you buy a new gun, buy yourself a holster sans the integrated pouch and spare pouch (if one is not already owned) at the same time. Form the habbit of carrying both a primary weapon on your strong side and a spare mag on your weak side.
No spare or a poorly placed spare are both bad ideas. One choice might get you killed quicker than the other, but both choices will compromise your ability to defend yourself, when your gun runs dry or 'tap-rack-bang' doesn't fix a failure to fire problem.
In a perfect world, everyone carries (at least) one spare magazines for their bottom feeder. In the real world, people frequently don't. While most of us can understand the reasons for doing so, sometimes the path of least resistance leads a person out of the house with just their gun. While this holster design provides far less than optimal placement for a spare, if you can't manage enough self-discipline to carry a spare mag pouch on your weak side, then you're probably better off dealing with either reaching around your body to fish out a spare mag or swapping hands during a mag change, than not having any spare at all.
Better idea: When you buy a new gun, buy yourself a holster sans the integrated pouch and spare pouch (if one is not already owned) at the same time. Form the habbit of carrying both a primary weapon on your strong side and a spare mag on your weak side.
No spare or a poorly placed spare are both bad ideas. One choice might get you killed quicker than the other, but both choices will compromise your ability to defend yourself, when your gun runs dry or 'tap-rack-bang' doesn't fix a failure to fire problem.
